Hi everyone! Today's topic is about quantum computers, and how it could use our breathing to help operate a quantum computer. Why quantum computers would be super incredible is something entirely different, and you should look it up. Basically, it will revoluntize technology and is already technology's future. Back to my main thesis; there is actually quite a bit of work regarding how quantum computers can help solve climate change, but from my research, the following way I present seems new. I just recently got interested in quantum computers after having a really good hour-long discussion with Prof. Douglas Irving at NC State University (https://www.mse.ncsu.edu/people/dlirving/), which got me thinking about quantum computers and their exciting future.
So the big problem right now with quantum computers is finding a promising material for quantum computers, among other issues like sizes and current practicality. We want materials with isotopes that are longer than 1 microsecond, 1 millisecond would be amazing. This is pretty hard with impurities in some materials and we want insulating materials as well so we can trap electrons in between their bay gaps, and get multiple leads to entangled electrons, which is good for quantum computing. From some very recent research, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230815131829.htm, a material with great properties for quantum computers is carbon graphene nanoribbons, whose monomer has 9 carbon atoms. When you exhale, you produce an average of 2.3 pounds of CO2 per day. This is so many carbon atoms that we could use to help make these carbon graphene nanoribbons! While splitting C02 is currently a difficult process, "Scientists are, however, exploring low-carbon ways of splitting CO2. For example, James Miller, a chemical engineer and professor at Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, is part of a team that’s designing a new thermal chemical reactor that would use solar energy to split CO2 molecules. The reactor would mimic photosynthesis..." (https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/can-taking-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-and-splitting-it-carbon-and-oxygen-help-stem-tide) If this or other technologies get developed, it will be greatly beneficial to this process. Now with split C and O2, we get rid of the oxygen, and we combine the other carbon atoms to get the nanoribbons! How this technology will all fit in a computer, I'm not sure, but the possibility of quantum computers that allow us humans to provide the energy source is extremely fascinating and could revolutionize future technology along with helping to prevent climate change.
Thank you for reading! If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please email me at nshugarman23@icloud.com!